1. A children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass)
   "He won all the marbles in the playground tournament"
    
2. The basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
   "he still had all his marbles and was in full possession of a lively mind";
   - wits

1. A hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
   "The ancient Greek sculptures were carved from fine marble"
    
2. A sculpture carved from marble
   "The museum's prized possession was an ancient Greek marble of Aphrodite"
    
3. A small ball of glass that is used in various games
   "The children played a game of marbles on the playground"

1. Paint or stain like marble
   "marble paper"

Type of: ball, child's game, intelligence, rock, sculpture, stain, stone

Encyclopedia: Marbles